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Sack

/sˈæk/
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(noun) A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.
I will hit the sack.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager decided to ____ the employee after discovering he had been stealing from the till.

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